Housing in HD5 9SH
What the homes in HD5 9SH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton Long Lane
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
HD5 9SHHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44%). Flats make up 15.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD5 9SH area is broadly in line with that, at 62.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.8% of households against 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented16.8%20.5%
- Social rented19%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.2%. 24.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Kirklees
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Kirklees, August 2026, +12.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HD5 9SH sits in (Dalton Long Lane): about 1,456 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.